=== WP Time Capsule ===
Contributors: WPTimeCapsule, dark-prince, developerbabu
Tags: wptimecapsule, wordpress backup, dropbox backup, wordpress incremental backup, backup without zip, google drive backup, amazon s3 backup, automatic backup
Requires at least: 3.2
Tested up to: 4.4.1
Stable tag: 1.0.0beta4.2
WP Time Capsule is a fully-automated incremental backup plugin that backs up your website changes in real time to Dropbox, Google Drive and Amazon S3.
== Description ==
[WP Time Capsule](https://wptimecapsule.com/ "Incremental Backup for WordPress") was created to ensure peace of mind with WP updates and put the fun back into WordPress. It uses the cloud apps' native file versioning system to detect the changes and backups just the changed file and db entries to your account.
**How is WP Time Capsule different than other backup plugins?**
WPTC is unique in 3 ways -
1. It backs up and restores only the changed files + DB and not the entire site every time.
2. The files and DB are stored in your cloud storage app - Dropbox, Google Drive or Amazon S3.
3. We have used the cloud apps' native file versioning system to detect changes and maintain file versions. So backups and restores are as reliable as they get.
**How does it work?**
1. Install the plugin and login with your wptimecapsule.com account.
2. Next, connect the cloud app where you want to store the backup files. You can use Dropbox, Google Drive or Amazon S3.
3. Once you connect the cloud app, we will automatically begin backing up your complete website to your cloud app account.
After the first full backup is taken, you are officially *disaster-ready*. :)
We will continuously monitor the website for changes and back them up as they happen.
**Backup**: Looks for files / db changed since the last backup & Uploads only the changes & Data stored securely in your cloud app account.
**Restore**: Checks revision history and displays it & You can restore the site back to any point in time or restore specific files + DB & Restores only the changed files of the selected version.
**How is it better?**
BACKUP METHOD
Traditionally - Backups are compressed and zipped. The Bad: Heavy server resource consumption.
WPTC - No zipping. Changed files are dropped into your Dropbox. The Good: ***Uses considerably less server resource***
BACKUP FILE
Traditionally - Multiple zip files are created every time you backup. The Bad: Precious storage space is wasted.
WPTC - Backs up incrementally. No multiple copies of files. The Good: ***Uses far less disk space***
RESTORE
Traditionally - Unzip backup and restore the whole site. The Bad: Consumes time and server resource.
WPTC - Restores only selected files. The Good: ***Faster restore***
Visit us at [wptimecapsule.com](https://wptimecapsule.com/ "Incremental Backup for WordPress")
Credits: Michael De Wildt for his WordPress Backup to Dropbox plugin based on which this plugin is being developed.
== Installation ==
= Minimum Requirements =
* PHP version 5.2.17 or greater (recommended: PHP 5.4 or greater)
* MySQL version 5.0.15 or greater (recommended: MySQL 5.5 or greater)
= Installation =
Installing WP Time Capsule is simple and easy. Install it like any other WordPress plugin.